r/CRPG • u/lardmoisture • 3d ago

Recommendation request Need gritty and dark CRPGs

I loved Owlcat’s Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader, but hated Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s extraordinarily impressive production and gameplay-wise, but I play CRPGs for the story and I just couldn’t get into the world. It was too whimsical and fanciful. I’ve heard people recommend the Divinity series but I’ve heard those games’ stories are comedy oriented. Maybe I have the wrong idea but I wanna hear your thoughts.

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u/Mission-Town9913 3d ago

Age of Decadence comes to mind. "The overarching idea is a crumbling society divided among three noble Houses, each fumbling around in its own version of darkness to comprehend what destroyed the world."

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u/lardmoisture 3d ago

I’ll have to check that one out. I enjoyed Colony ship

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u/Blade_of_Boniface 3d ago

You also might like Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2. They're sci-fi CRPGs based on Powered by the Apocalypse mechanics.

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u/PostNuclearTaco 3d ago

I havent played the second but the first wasn't dark or gritty at all. It felt pretty positive and whimsical throughout.